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SolarEdge Participating in National Grid's Virtual Power Plant in New England
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc., a global specialist in smart energy, announced today that its StorEdge inverters were selected to be part of National Grid´s ConnectedSolutions program that is being rolled out in... -
Q Cells Low-Carbon Modules to 4.5 MW Solar Plant in France
Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH, the German subsidiary of one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, has supplied its award-winning and certified low-carbon Q.PEAK-G4.2 305 W solar modules to a large... -
Global Demand for PV Modules Temporarily Decreases, but Demand May Go Up
Ever since China's 531 New Policy came into effect back in 2018, Chinese manufacturers impacted by the policy actively sought expansion overseas in order to lessen the risks from the policy. Adding that the distribution of... -
Minnesota Solar Installation to Save Taxpayers More than $5.5M over 25 Years
Mayor Jeffrey Lunde announced the completion of the solar panel installation at city facilities. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Congressman Dean Phillips, Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, all supporters of clean energy,... -
Oxford PV Secures Millions in Series D Funding Round
Oxford PV – The Perovskite Company, a specialist in the field of perovskite solar cells, announced it has closed its Series D funding round. An additional £34 million, following the £31 million first... -
Q CELLS Offers Businesses Direct Marketing of Solar Power in Germany
Q CELLS is now offering direct marketing of solar power from PV plants of 100 kWp and up. This new offer complements Q CELLS' existing portfolio of high performance solar modules based on its proprietary Q.ANTUM technology... -
Duke Energy Now Owns 1 Gigawatt of Solar Energy Capacity
Duke Energy passed the 1 gigawatt milestone of utility-scale owned and operated solar facilities nationwide last month with the North Rosamond Solar Facility coming online in California. Duke Energy has for the past ten years...
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Residential Solar Update
The residential solar industry was down about 15% in 2017, but rebounded in 2018, with a growth of 7%, according to the US Solar Market Insight Report. The U.S. residential solar market has now seen five consecutive quarters of modest growth,... -
Trends in Microgrids and Energy Storage
A microgrid is a local energy grid with control capability. It can be connected to the grid or not, but it has the ability to be disconnected to the grid and operate independently. By its very definition, it works well with energy storage, and due... -
Global Solar Tracker Shipments Exceed 20GW
Global unit shipments of single-axis solar photovoltaic (PV) trackers increased by over 40% in 2018, surpassing 20 gigawatts-dc (GW) globally for the first time. While the United States continued to be the largest individual market for... -
High-Tech Solutions for Solar Energy Asset Management
It’s no secret that new technologies are up-ending many industries and solar energy is no exception. Cost reductions have enabled the rapid deployment of solar energy across the US and the globe resulting in a large and ever-growing installed... -
Six Trends in Solar, 2018
In 2017 the solar industry rode what was dubbed “the solar coaster,” with ups and downs cycling throughout the year. Despite some of the downs, which include the Section 201 trade case in the US, there are many encouraging and positive... -
Solar Industry Helps to Rebuild Puerto Rico
In September tropical storms Harvey, Irma and Maria devastated islands and parts of the continental US. Both Irma and Maria reached category 5 intensity, with Irma wreaking havoc in Cuba before it continued on and made landfall in the Florida Keys.... -
Planning for Distributed Energy Resources
Built during the last century, the United States' electric grid was primarily designed to transport electricity from large central station power plants to end-use customers. But with rapid growth of distributed energy resources, such as solar,...
